Chuckie Campbell

Chuckie Campbell
Background information
Born
Charles Edward Campbell

(1981-01-23) January 23, 1981
OriginBuffalo, New York
GenresHip hop
OccupationsRapper, songwriter, musician, producer, fiction writer, poet, publisher, educator
Years active1998-2004
2011–present
LabelDeep Thinka Records
Websitechuckiecampbellmusic.com

Charles Edward "Chuckie" Campbell (born January 23, 1981) is an American musician, writer, poet, editor, publisher, and educator. His hip-hop work has won him two All WNY Music Awards (2014)[1] and two Best of Buffalo Best Hip Hop Act awards from Artvoice (2016). He tours under Deep Thinka Records out of Buffalo, New York.[2] As of 2019, Campbell has also taught English and Communications at Bryant & Stratton College for eight years.[3]

Early life and education

Chuckie Campbell was raised in Richmond, Kentucky, attending Madison Central High School.[4] His time on the basketball team earned him a college scholarship to Lee University, where he played four years of college basketball. Campbell graduated in 2003 with his B.A. in communications and a minor in religious studies. In 2004, Campbell began working toward an M.A. in English and Creative Writing at Eastern Kentucky University.[5] He graduated in 2007 and started on his PhD the following year at University of Southern Mississippi. Among his professors were Frederick and Steven Barthelme.[6]

Career

Esente Center Stage selected Campbell as their emerging artist of the week in 2011.[7] In early 2013, his song, "The Streets," produced by Marc Jones, garnered 95,058 amps, listens and shares in the Grammy's Amplifier Contest, the most in any genre category.[8] The song was later disqualified from the contest for improper interpolations. He released his first full-length album, More Die of Heartbreak, later that year. It was produced by Willie Breeding[9] and featured guest appearances from Cappadonna, Solomon Childs[10] and Block McCloud, among others. The album art and a lyric booklet DVD case insert were illustrated by Kerby Rosanes. It garnered positive reviews from Under the Gun, AbsolutePunk, The Huffington Post, and BK United.[11][12][9][13]

In September 2014, Campbell won two All WNY Music Awards, one for Best New Artist (all genres) and the other for Best Rapper/Hip Hop Performer. In December 2014, Campbell signed a booking deal with Deep Thinka Records out of Buffalo, New York. In 2016, Campbell won Best of Buffalo Awards for Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Original Music. His second album, Taking Back Tomorrow, was released in 2018 and features Ras Kass, Talib Kweli, Quadir Lateef, Heidi Feek, Nicole Atkins, Iesha Green, and Mad Dukez, among others. It garnered positive reviews from Ellenwood-EP, Most Addictive Music, The Word is Bond, and Empty Lighthouse Magazine.[14][15][16][17] Layla Klamt of Guardian Liberty Voice praised Campbell for "tell[ing] the story of the new hip hop, which has room for all races, creeds, and even genres of music" and for "fus[ing] classical music, country and pop."[18]

Campbell founded the short-lived literary magazine Sunsets and Silencers.[19][20] He moved to Buffalo in 2011 to teach English and Communication courses at Bryant & Stratton College.[3][21] In 2015, he gave a TEDx Youth Buffalo talk titled "Bond or Barrier: Language and Social Identity,"[22] which addressed language and its ability to frame social realities. In 2017, he started the Taking Back Tomorrow Scholarship, awarding a $1,500 annual scholarship to one Madison Central High School student, a college-bound high school senior, based on the demonstrated ability to overcome a life obstacle in pursuit of their higher education.

Personal life

In the summer of 2004, Campbell was assaulted by his friend and music mentor Ralph B. Prater,[23] requiring him to have facial reconstruction surgery. He did not make or perform music again for almost 7 years after the incident.[23] More Die of Heartbreak is dedicated to Prater, who died by suicide in March 2011.

Honors and awards

Music
  • Esente Center Stage Emerging Artist of the Week, 2012[7]
  • All WNY Music Award for Best New Artist, 2014[1]
  • All WNY Music Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Performer, 2014[1]
  • Album of the Week, 2014, Hiplanta[24]
  • Canalside Battle of the Bands Winner: Hip Hop, 2015
  • Best of Buffalo Best Hip Hop Act, 2016, Artvoice
  • Best of Buffalo Best Original Music, 2016, Artvoice
  • "THIS IS MY YEAR" Winner, 2018, A3C Music Festival
Other
  • Fiction Award, 2007, Eastern Kentucky University[5]
  • Julia Visor Award, 2008, National College Learning Center Association[25]
  • Madonna Marsden Fiction Award, 2007[5]
  • Julia Visor Award, 2010, National College Learning Center Association
  • McNair Scholars Program Grant, 2011, US Department of Education
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, 2012, Bryant & Stratton College[21]
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, 2017, Bryant & Stratton College[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chuckie Campbell Tours With PremRock & Willie Green". The Source. October 18, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Booking Deal With Chuckie Campbell". DTR Website. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Trachtenberg, Vilona (June 20, 2019). "Chuckie Campbell". Buffalo Rising. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Richmond's own Chuckie Campbell is trending artist on 'Grammy Amplifier'". Richmond Register. January 21, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Campbell, Chuckie (2007). "Virgil Walks When Prometheus Rises". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Word Riot - Hotels in Amsterdam". www.allhotelsamsterdam.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Emerging Artists of the Week: Tripping Scarlet & Chuckie Campbell". Esente Center Stage. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chuckie Campbell, G Premacy, Krame, Bill$Mafia, RoyalCityEmpire, Royal Mafia, Eww, & Jay Nawldoe!". January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Manning, Craig (2013). "Chuckie Campbell – More Die of Heartbreak". Absolute Punk. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ Chuckie Campbell (Ft. Block McCloud, Cappadonna & Solomon Childs) – Against the Grain, retrieved September 4, 2025
  11. ↑ "More Die of Heartbreak: Chuckie Campbell Rhymes Again". HuffPost. February 6, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ Lion, Brian (January 17, 2014). "REVIEW: Chuckie Campbell – 'More Die Of Heartbreak'". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ Scritoria, E. (January 17, 2014). "'More Die of Heartbreak': @ChuckieC2 New Full-Length Album". BK United. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Album Review: Chuckie Campbell, Taking Back Tomorrow Video". ellenwood-ep.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  15. ↑ "MA Music • Most Addictive Music". mostaddictive.net. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Chuckie Campbell Walks Us Through a Pivotal Spiritual Awakening in Video for "Pretty Girls"". July 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Chuckie Campbell Drops New Music Video + Concludes North American Fall Tour". Empty Lighthouse Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Chuckie Campbell Brings a New Urban Culture From Buffalo [Review] - Guardian Liberty Voice". December 20, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Sunsets and Silencers December, 2012". MagCloud. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Chuckie Campbell 'Synesthesia'". MuzicNotez. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  21. 1 2 3 "Chuckie Campbell: Bringing his Passion for Language into the Bryant & Stratton College Classroom". February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015 – via Tumblr.
  22. ↑ Bond or Barrier, Language and Social Identity | Charles "Chuckie" Campbell Ph.D | TEDxYouth@Buffalo. TEDx Talks. April 5, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015 – via YouTube.
  23. 1 2 Lion, Brian (January 9, 2014). "UTG INTERVIEW: Chuckie Campbell Discusses 'More Die Of Heartbreak'". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Album of the Week: Chuckie Campbell 's More Die of Heartbreak". Hiplanta Album of the Week. January 6, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  25. ↑ "NCLCA Julia Visor Award". www.nclca.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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